Swing.



, Patented July 3|, l900., J. BWLAND.

SWING.

(Application Sled May 31, 1900\ (Mammal.) l

v/ VL y UNITED STATES `PATENT OFFICE.

JoIIN BowLAND, or PRINcEssANNE, MARYLAND;

SWING.

SPECIFICATION forming' pgitfneais Patent No. starve, dated Juiy s1, 1900.

Application filed May 31,1900.

Vi770 a/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN BWLAND, a citi# z en of the United States, residing at'Princess Anne, in the county of Somerset and State of Maryland, have invented V,a new and useful Swing, of which the following is a speciication.

This invention relatesto swings, and has for its object to provide an improved device of this character having a supporting-frame which may be conveniently assembled and also taken apart for shipment and transportation and also having improved means for pivotally or hingedly hangingthe seat or body of the swing upon the frame thereof, so as to obtain a free and easy swinging movement of the seat.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement Hof parts, as will be hereinaftermore fully described,shown in the accom-` panying drawings, and Vparticularly pointed outin the appendedclaims, it being under# stood that changeskin "|;he f orm`,'proportion,vr size, and minor details may beV made within the scope ofthe claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing Aany of the advantages'V Y of the invention.

In the drawing there has been shown a per-l spective view of a swing constructed in ace" cordance with the present invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawing l" and2 designate a pair'of parallel sills which are connected bymeans of 'an intermediate transversesill 3,'Which is mortised to the other sillsand projects at oppositelends beyond the same.fr Fro1n each of the sills 1 and 2 and' contiguous to the same side of the ,transverse sill `there rises an upright beam or standard 4, which is connected to the oppositeends' of the adjacent longitudinal sill by means of an inclined brace-beam 5 and to the adjacent outer end of the transverse sill by means of another inclined brace 6. These parts are connected by means of bolts, so as to be removably connected, andnthus permit of," the frame being readily taken apart and also set up. The'uppernend of each standardisf provided withailongitudinal bifurcation 7, which extends transversely of the framef Moun ted in these bifurcations is a transverse rock-shaft 8, the opposite ends of which project at the Serial No. 18,613. (Nemodel.)

outer sides of the standards and pass through bearingblocks 9,1ixed to the outer sides of the respective standards. Extending longitudinally across the upper side of the rock-shaft is a wooden bar 10, which has each en d secured to the shaft `by means of a clip or clevis 11, that embraces both the bar and the shaft. Passing vertically through the bar and at one side of the shaft is a pair of spaced bolts 12, which have their upper ends provided with nuts 13 to` bear against the upper side of the bar, while the opposite ends of the bolts are formed into upturned hooks 14,which pass beneath the shaft and project at the opposite side thereof.

The movable body or carriage of the swing comprises a frame 15, having one or more seats 16 and suspended `by means of opposite pairs ofhangers or arms 1 7, which are secured to the outer sides of the frame of the carriage by means of bolts'lS, so that the arms may be conveniently removed. The members of each pair of arms converge upwardly, and at their point of intersection there is provideda clevis or link 19, the opposite ends of which embrace thearms and are removably connected thereto by means of a bolt 20. *Each clevis ,or link is engaged with the adjacent hook 14, f so as to form a pivotal or hinged support for the carriage. Y

` At one end of the carriage there is an upright bar 2l, from theupper end of 1which extends an outwardly-directed arm 22, which is braced by means of opposite metal rds 23, which diverge downwardly to the lower side nof thelcarriage, and to the outer end of the arm is connected a rope 24, by means of which an attendant may conveniently operate the swin g.

What is claimed is- 1. In a swing, the combination of opposite uprights orstandards,'a transverse rock-shaft supported thereby, a bar secured to the upper side of the shaft,a pair of bolts passed through the bar, and provided at their lower ends with hooks that extend transversely across the under side of the shaft, and a carriage, having hanger-arms, and links connecting the arms to the hooks. A

2. In a swing, the combination with opposite uprights or standards,having their upper ends bifurcated, of a rock-shaft mounted in the bi- IOO ` furcations and projecting outwardly beyond carriage, hanger-arms therefor, and clevses secured to the upper ends of the arms and en:n gaged withthe respective hooks.

porting-frame, ofa carriage, hanger-arms pivdtallyor hingedly suspended from the frame, an upright bar ati one end'of'th'e carriage, an outwardly-directed arm carried by the bar, oppositebraces from the arrn to the carriage, and an operating-rope secured to the arm.

my own I have' hereto affixed my signature in `,thepresenee of two Witnesses.\y

JOHN BOWLAND. -Witnesses:

. la J. WALLR,

3. Ina swing, the combination with asupf POWELL* In testimony that I elaim'the foregoing as 

